Clothesline pole



Patented Dec. 4, 19250 eases PATENT orrics.

EDWIN KREUSER, OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN.

'CLO'IHESLINE POIJE.

Application filed May 20, 1922.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN H. Knnosnu, a citizen of the United States, residing at lienosha, in the county of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothesline Poles, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to a clothes line support or pole.

My object is to produce an extremely simple device of this character in which a clothes line shall be positively secured to the supporting pole therefor.

The foregoing, and other-objects which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be ac- .complished by a construction, combination and operative association of parts, such as is disclosed by the drawing which accompanies and which forms part of this application.

In the drawing 1- Figure 1 is a general view showing poles, in accordance with this invention, supporting a clothes line.

Figure 2 is a greatly enlarged view looking toward the upper end of one of the poles, the clothes line being in section.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4: l of Figure 3.

Each pole 1 is preferably of rectangular formation and is provided with a transverse substantially V-shaped notch whose lower wall is round. For distinction the side walls provided by the notch are indicated by the numeral 3. The outer widened passage to the slot facilitates the arrangement of a clothes line 4: onthe lower wall of said notch. From its outer end, and transversely with respect to the clothes line receiving opening, the pole has a transverse slot 5 therethrough. Pivoted, as at 6, in this slot there is a block 7. It will be noted that the block is pivoted adjacent one of the corners thereof, and that the portion of the inner edge of the block which is disposed over the rounded passage 2 in the first mentioned opening is rounded or concaved inwardly, as at 8. The block 7 is, of course, in the Serial No. 562,417.

nature of a bridge member for the clothes receiving slot in the frame, the said block having its end oppos'itethat which is pivoted to the pole, provided With an extension in the nature of a ton ue 9. I

On the edge of the pole below the lower wall of the slot 5 there. is a transverse depression 10. The numeral 11 designates a latch plate having a slot 12 therethrough to receive the tongueof the bridge block 7; The latch plate has its edges formed with inwardly directed ears 13 which are pivotally secured, as at ll to the pole, and around this pivot 14 there is the coiled portion 15 of a spring. The coil of the spring is received in the referred to depression 10, one arm 16 of the said spring resting against the wall provided by the depression and the second arm 17 contacting the latch plate 11 to swing the same over the tongue 9. The

tongue 9 has a transverse opening therethrough so that latching means such as a strand of wire or the like may be passed therethrough for locking the latch plate to the bridge plate.

It is believed that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawing will fully set forth the construction and advantages of the improvement to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates and that further detailed description will therefore not be required.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A clothes pole having a transverse notch which is of V-shaped formation and whose lower wall is rounded and which also has an opening arranged rightangularly with respect to and traversingthe notch, said notch being of greatordepth than the opening and designed to receive therein a clothes line, a bridge plate pivotally secured in the opening to one side of the notch and having a lug extension on one of its ends, and a. spring influenced latch plate pivotally supported on the pole and having an open ing therein to receive therethrough the lug for locking the bridge platein bridging position with respect to the notch.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWIN n. KREUSER. 

